Vista - Windows Vista Business Upgrade

We have just received an Action pack which includes 10 licences for Vista
Business Upgrade.

Reading the article http://support.microsoft.com/kb/919183 it indicates
that this upgrade is only applicable to "Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Edition with SP2".

Excuse my simplicity: Does this mean that the upgrade cannot be used (i.e.
will not upgrade) on PCs/Laptops with Windows XP Professional (with only
SP1 or no Service Pack) or be applied to a PC with Windows Vista Home
Premium.

Thanks
Brian

That applies to upgrading. You should still be able to do a custom install
from the older desktop. So far, no one here has indicated otherwise, but
not much has been available to test. If you do a custom install from XP
earlier that SP2, could you please post back. Many here are going to have
to load earlier versions and if they have to go thru the whole update
process may decide to go full version to save the time. Thanks


"Brian P Fielding" <freyrsden@deleteme.yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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> We have just received an Action pack which includes 10 licences for Vista
> Business Upgrade.
>
> Reading the article http://support.microsoft.com/kb/919183 it indicates
> that this upgrade is only applicable to "Microsoft Windows XP Professional
> Edition with SP2".
>
> Excuse my simplicity: Does this mean that the upgrade cannot be used
> (i.e. will not upgrade) on PCs/Laptops with Windows XP Professional (with
> only SP1 or no Service Pack) or be applied to a PC with Windows Vista Home
> Premium.
>
> Thanks
> Brian
>
>
>

"Brian P Fielding" <freyrsden@deleteme.yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:Oasz5%23%23OHHA.992@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> We have just received an Action pack which includes 10 licences for Vista Business Upgrade.
>
> Reading the article http://support.microsoft.com/kb/919183 it indicates that this upgrade
> is only applicable to "Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition with SP2".
>
> Excuse my simplicity: Does this mean that the upgrade cannot be used (i.e. will not upgrade)
> on PCs/Laptops with Windows XP Professional (with only SP1 or no Service Pack) or be applied
> to a PC with Windows Vista Home Premium.

As far as XP is concerned, you've got to be "genuine". WGA has
to validate your OS.


-Michael

Accepted and fine by me - although I certainly don't want to go through
installing XP and then upgrading to Vista.

Do you know if Vista Home Premium can be upgraded by this Vista Business
Upgrade ?

Thanks
Brian



"MICHAEL" <u158627_emr@dslr.net> wrote in message
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>
> "Brian P Fielding" <freyrsden@deleteme.yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:Oasz5%23%23OHHA.992@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> We have just received an Action pack which includes 10 licences for Vista
>> Business Upgrade.
>>
>> Reading the article http://support.microsoft.com/kb/919183 it indicates
>> that this upgrade is only applicable to "Microsoft Windows XP
>> Professional Edition with SP2".
>>
>> Excuse my simplicity: Does this mean that the upgrade cannot be used
>> (i.e. will not upgrade) on PCs/Laptops with Windows XP Professional
>> (with only SP1 or no Service Pack) or be applied to a PC with Windows
>> Vista Home Premium.
>
> As far as XP is concerned, you've got to be "genuine". WGA has
> to validate your OS.
>
>
> -Michael

Will this mean action pack subscribers will only get upgrades? If so no
CLEAN install?

Dirk-Thomas

"Brian P Fielding" <freyrsden@deleteme.yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:Oasz5%23%23OHHA.992@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> We have just received an Action pack which includes 10 licences for Vista
> Business Upgrade.
>
> Reading the article http://support.microsoft.com/kb/919183 it indicates
> that this upgrade is only applicable to "Microsoft Windows XP Professional
> Edition with SP2".
>
> Excuse my simplicity: Does this mean that the upgrade cannot be used
> (i.e. will not upgrade) on PCs/Laptops with Windows XP Professional (with
> only SP1 or no Service Pack) or be applied to a PC with Windows Vista Home
> Premium.
>
> Thanks
> Brian
>
>
>

>>>or be applied to a PC with Windows Vista Home Premium.
>>
That is my main question too.

I will do so.

We have 3 laptops which have XP sp1 and I cannot install sp2 as it causes a
driver issue with some specialised scanners. Strangely(?) these scanners
work fine (no driver issues) with Vista (at least with the RC1 and RC2
Ultimate versions)

Thanks
Brian



"John Barnes" <jbarnes@email.net> wrote in message
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> That applies to upgrading. You should still be able to do a custom
> install from the older desktop. So far, no one here has indicated
> otherwise, but not much has been available to test. If you do a custom
> install from XP earlier that SP2, could you please post back. Many here
> are going to have to load earlier versions and if they have to go thru the
> whole update process may decide to go full version to save the time.
> Thanks
>
>
> "Brian P Fielding" <freyrsden@deleteme.yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:Oasz5%23%23OHHA.992@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> We have just received an Action pack which includes 10 licences for Vista
>> Business Upgrade.
>>
>> Reading the article http://support.microsoft.com/kb/919183 it indicates
>> that this upgrade is only applicable to "Microsoft Windows XP
>> Professional Edition with SP2".
>>
>> Excuse my simplicity: Does this mean that the upgrade cannot be used
>> (i.e. will not upgrade) on PCs/Laptops with Windows XP Professional
>> (with only SP1 or no Service Pack) or be applied to a PC with Windows
>> Vista Home Premium.
>>
>> Thanks
>> Brian
>>
>>
>>
>

I don't think so.

Vista Business can only be upgraded to Ultimate,
I bet Vista Home Premium is the same.

-Michael

"Brian P Fielding" <freyrsden@deleteme.yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Accepted and fine by me - although I certainly don't want to go through installing XP and
> then upgrading to Vista.
>
> Do you know if Vista Home Premium can be upgraded by this Vista Business Upgrade ?
>
> Thanks
> Brian
>
>
>
> "MICHAEL" <u158627_emr@dslr.net> wrote in message
> news:e2aewK$OHHA.1252@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>
>> "Brian P Fielding" <freyrsden@deleteme.yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:Oasz5%23%23OHHA.992@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>> We have just received an Action pack which includes 10 licences for Vista Business Upgrade.
>>>
>>> Reading the article http://support.microsoft.com/kb/919183 it indicates that this upgrade
>>> is only applicable to "Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition with SP2".
>>>
>>> Excuse my simplicity: Does this mean that the upgrade cannot be used (i.e. will not
>>> upgrade) on PCs/Laptops with Windows XP Professional (with only SP1 or no Service Pack) or
>>> be applied to a PC with Windows Vista Home Premium.
>>
>> As far as XP is concerned, you've got to be "genuine". WGA has
>> to validate your OS.
>>
>>
>> -Michael
>
>

In message <e21XzR$OHHA.1276@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl> "Dirk-Thomas Brown"
<youhadtoask@hotmail.com> wrote:

>Will this mean action pack subscribers will only get upgrades? If so no
>CLEAN install?

Looks that way, yes. Dropped the value of an Action Pack significantly.

--
I should have gotten off in crackton
-- Lisa

Most upgrade versions can do a custom install, not familiar with this
version. Custom gives you an os in the same shape as a clean install
previously did.

"DevilsPGD" <spam_narf_spam@crazyhat.net> wrote in message
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> In message <e21XzR$OHHA.1276@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl> "Dirk-Thomas Brown"
> <youhadtoask@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>Will this mean action pack subscribers will only get upgrades? If so no
>>CLEAN install?
>
> Looks that way, yes. Dropped the value of an Action Pack significantly.
>
> --
> I should have gotten off in crackton
> -- Lisa